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Response to catecholamine stimulation of polymorphisms of the beta-1 and beta-2 adrenergic receptors.
The American journal of cardiology - 1 Oct 2012
McLean Rhondalyn C, Baird Stacy W, Becker Lewis C, Townsend Susan N, Gerstenblith Gary, Kass David A, Tomaselli Gordon F, Schulman Steven P
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have demonstrated that β-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms affect outcomes in patients with heart failure or after an acute coronary syndrome. Whether β-adrenergic polymorphisms influence catecholamine responses in patients with cardiovascular disease is not known. Cardiovascular responses to the β1-receptor agonist dobutamine and the β2-receptor agonist terbutaline were studied using gated blood...
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